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Physiology - Activity and Metabolic Rate

Heat production from the human body at some common activities

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Activity	Human Metabolic Rate
Activity	(W/m²)	(Met)
Laying down	46	0.8
Sitting, relaxed	58	1.0
Standing, relaxed	70	1.2
Sitting activity (office work, school etc.)	70	1.2
Standing activity (shop, laboratory etc.)	93	1.6
Moving activity (house work, working at machines etc.)	116	2.0
Harder activity (hard work at machines, work shops etc. )	165	2.8

The mean surface area of the human body is approximately 1.8 m².

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